Final 2002 National League Pitchers thru games of Sunday, September 29

_______________________________________________________________________PITCHERS ARE LISTED IN THREE TIERS: (all pitchers are now listed)

(A)(B)(C)

the headings over and within each tier tell how many innings pitchedthe pitchers in that particular tier have

predicted ERA = what the pitcher's ERA "should be" (NPERA) given his&nbsp raw statistics NORMALIZED to composite major league&nbsp play of 1946-1999this is the best REAL-LIFE measure of the pitcher's true PITCHING VALUEMARKOV CHAIN analysis is the mathematical technique used

an average pitcher will have a NORMALIZED predicted ERA of 3.87

if the pitchers are NORMALIZED, that means that their predicted ERA'sare what they would have achieved if they had pitched in thehypothetical composite major leagues of 1946-1999.

The DOLLAR$ figure has been arrived at by comparing the player'sstatistics in the variables relative to FANTASY LEAGUES to those of allother players in his league (AMERICAN or NATIONAL), and then puttingthe results into the context of a typical fantasy league with 11-12 teams,each with 25 players (15 batters, 10 pitchers) and a $283 salary cap.The 11-12 teams is per AMERICAN or NATIONAL league. If a fantasy leagueis a "mixed league" -- players can be chosen from BOTH major leagues,then consider the numbers as if the mixed league had 23 fantasy teams.

Batter and pitcher DOLLAR$ ratings do NOT take account of POSITION orSTARTING or RELIEF status for batters and pitchers respectively.

By the fact that the DOLLAR$ figure is arrived at by comparing a playerto others STRICTLY within his own league (AMERICAN or NATIONAL),it could happen that better raw statistics in one league could be wortha lesser dollar figure than a lesser raw statistics in the other leaguebecause they weren't as relatively good in their own league as thelesser RAW statistics were in their league.-----------------------------------------------------------------------